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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: June 2011
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. 1 Read aloud to class as an introduction to biographies. 2 Discuss characteristics of biographies and autobiographies. 3 Allow students to choose a biography to read independently or with a partner. 4 Have create a presentation related to the biography they chose to read. Encourage them to create multimedia presentations using videos, photos, PowerPoints, etc. See art activities below.
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: April 2013
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor. The Way to Start a Day. Written by Byrd Baylor. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. 1 Discuss the meaning of freestyle prose and compare it to other types of poetry. 2 Vocabulary study including: east, chant, power, honor, dawn, temple, sway, sacred, pale, streak, offering, mysterious, exactly, float, salute, ceremony, shrines, mesa, magic. 3 Have each child write about their start to a typical day using freestyle prose.
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: A Whole Nother Story As told by Dr. Cuthbert Soup
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. A Whole Nother Story As told by Dr. Cuthbert Soup. 1 Create compilation of all students' favorite Dr. Soup quotes. This can be a video, PowerPoint, performance, paper slide video, or any other creative expression of the preferred literary lines. Where and when would you go if you could travel through space and time? What would you name yourself if you could pick any name? Describe your reasoning for two more new names. A Sick Day for Amos McGee.
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor. The Way to Start a Day. Written by Byrd Baylor. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. 1 Discuss the meaning of freestyle prose and compare it to other types of poetry. 2 Vocabulary study including: east, chant, power, honor, dawn, temple, sway, sacred, pale, streak, offering, mysterious, exactly, float, salute, ceremony, shrines, mesa, magic. 3 Have each child write about their start to a typical day using freestyle prose.
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: March 2011
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip and Erin Stead. First and foremost, relax and enjoy. Discuss what it means to be a friend. Compare a friend with a good citizen. Make a list of good friend characteristics. Write "Glad to have a friend like you" letters. Listen to and sing along with Marlo Thomas's "Glad to Have a Friend Like You" and all the other wonderful friendship tales found on the world's greatest CD for children - Free to Be.You and Me.
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Written and Illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Book Trailer, etc. 1 Green's simplicity prompts higher level questioning:. Why did the author write this book? Why did she choose the particular green subjects she chose? If you were to write a book about a specific color, what would it be? What do you think prompted the author to choose the words she used? What other words could she have used? Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee. Illustrated by Tony Fucile. 1 Tell about a time when you compromised. 2 Tell about a time when you wished you would be left alone. 3 What is a pet you wish you could have? 4 Tell about a time when you were jealous. What happened? There are many activities that can be done with the above words. 1 Add them to the word wall. 3 Let them be the spelling words. To the list of new words. One Crazy Summer b...
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: July 2011
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. A Whole Nother Story As told by Dr. Cuthbert Soup. 1 Create compilation of all students' favorite Dr. Soup quotes. This can be a video, PowerPoint, performance, paper slide video, or any other creative expression of the preferred literary lines. Where and when would you go if you could travel through space and time? What would you name yourself if you could pick any name? Describe your reasoning for two more new names. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. 1 Read aloud to class as an introduction to biographies. 2 Discuss characteristics of biographies and autobiographies. 3 Allow students to choose a biography to read independently or with a partner. 4 Have create a presentation related to the biography they chose to read. Encourage them to create multimedia presentations using videos, photos, PowerPoints, etc. See art activities below.
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Book-Blurbia Lesson Ideas: Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld
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Lesson plans related to books for children and teens. Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld. 1 Read for enjoyment and discuss. 2 Discuss story elements: plot, setting, characters, point of view, etc. 3 Rewrite the story from Cloudette's point of view. What was she feeling? What did she learn? What are her plans for the future? Allow Cloudette to serve as an introduction for units on weather, the water cycle, cloud types, rainbows, or classification. Social Skills and Writing. I'm really good at.